Acer AIR-204 - Manual (Page 24)

4-6 User Guide for AIR-104/AIR-204
last cleared (see The Clear button below).
Rcv Pkts: indicates the total number of packets that the interface has received since it
was last cleared (see The Clear button below).
Err Pkts: indicates the number of flawed packets that the interface has received since it
was last cleared (see The Clear button below).
The Disconnect button
The Disconnect button at the bottom of the System Status window provides a
convenient shortcut for quickly disconnecting an active Internet connection on the
Modem1 or Modem2 interface. Using the mouse, highlight Modem1 or Modem2 on the
System Status monitoring table, and then use the mouse to click the Disconnect button.
That interface’s ISP connection will be taken down as soon as possible . Attempting to
disconnect the LAN interface has no effect.
The Clear button
The Clear button at the bottom of the System Status window lets you reset the
accumulated packet statistics (Xmt Pkts, Rcv Pkts, and Err Pkts) to zero and begin a
fresh count. Using the mouse, highlight the interface that you wish to reset, and then use
the mouse to click the Clear button. The Xmt Pkts, Rcv Pkts, and Err Pkts columns
should immediately reset to zero and begin accumulating a fresh set of statistics.
How to configure your modem connection
Before the AIR-104/204 can establish a connection with your Internet Service Provider
(ISP), you may need to input some information about the modem(s) you have connected
to it, so that the AIR-104/204 can communicate properly with the modem(s).
Additionally, you may configure the AIR-104/204 to enable or disable either of the
modem ports. You should disable those modem ports (external or internal) that are not
connected to live phone lines, so that the AIR-104/204 will not keep attempting to set up
Internet connections with them, thereby causing delays for the users on your LAN as the
AIR-104/204 continually attempts to make a call that can never go through. Disabling a
modem causes the AIR-104/204 to ignore it, and instead try the call only on the
remaining good line.
The simplest procedure for configuring the AIR-104/204 utilizes the Internet
Configuration Console (ICC), which is fully described above in the section entitled How do
I log onto the AIR-104/204? System requirements for this procedure are detailed at the
beginning of this chapter, in the section entitled What do I need to configure the AIR-104/
204?
Alternatively, you may configure the AIR-104/204 by using the Command Line Interface
(CLI). The CLI can be accessed remotely, via Telnet, or directly, via a console attached to
the AIR-104/204. See Chapter 7 for full details about the Command Line Interface.
Using the ICC to configure the modem connection
The procedure for configuring Modem1 and Modem2 is the same in both cases. You
should input configuration information for any external modem connected to the AIR-
104/204 , but there is no need to input this information for the internal V.90
modem built into the COM1 port of the AIR-104/204 . However, you can still
Chapter 4 Basic Configuration